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prebuilt computers are overpriced. you didn't even make that much of a performance jump and i doubt the dell is going to let you manipulate much of their ****ty bios...
if you don't want to overclock and don't mind paying for their advertising and weak support, then no... i guess you got "tenderly loved"
Originally Posted by elec999 I will be going from my Q9550 @ 3.4ghz to a Dell XPS 9000 I7 920. I got 12GB of ram from NCIX, gskill. Did I make a big mistake? |
if you don't want to overclock and don't mind paying for their advertising and weak support, then no... i guess you got "tenderly loved"
12GB of RAM?! The heck dude!
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As the economy goes down and computer companies become squeezed, pricing from companies like Dell is becoming much more competitive, especially for those that need simple systems that just run and won't be overclocked.
Originally Posted by usmcz I would agree with iandh - depending on your system building capabilities and how much your time is worth, it might be worth a little bit of extra money to have someone else do it and have peace of mind. Most people on this forum don't fit that category, but it doesn't necessarily mean you made a mistake. It also depends what you will be doing with the system as well. |
As the economy goes down and computer companies become squeezed, pricing from companies like Dell is becoming much more competitive, especially for those that need simple systems that just run and won't be overclocked.
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Your right to a point, but you can immediately knock off $150 $100 off your self built system. The dell system will always go ultra cheap on the ram and psu, and I've seen $40 cases with better designs than their cases.
Edit: Wait, when did ddr3 prices jump on low end kits???
Originally Posted by iandh From what I just saw on dell's website, it is $900 starting price for an i7 rig turnkey, which actually isn't bad considering what it costs to build one new. Mobo + CPU = 400 PSU = 100 Windows = 100 HDD + DVD = 100 Case = 100 GPU = 100 Ram = 150 Total = 1050 The components wouldn't be as good as a self build, but OTOH he wouldn't need to worry about screwing with anything. It actually costs $150 less to buy the Dell, even though the parts are lesser quality. |
Edit: Wait, when did ddr3 prices jump on low end kits???
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what are u talking about? i bet their included PSU is 350W for $20; a 4670 which probably cost $60, a case with 1 or 2 fans which costs $30
Originally Posted by iandh From what I just saw on dell's website, it is $900 starting price for an i7 rig turnkey, which actually isn't bad considering what it costs to build one new. Mobo + CPU = 400 PSU = 100 Windows = 100 HDD + DVD = 100 Case = 100 GPU = 100 Ram = 150 Total = 1050 The components wouldn't be as good as a self build, but OTOH he wouldn't need to worry about screwing with anything. It actually costs $150 less to buy the Dell, even though the parts are lesser quality. |
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Yep, the cheapest tri-channel 3Gb kits are still expensive.
Some of the Dell cases are fugly, but they are quite solidly built... they are typically very heavy, unlike most $40 cases which use extremely thin sheetmetal with horrible quality zinc plating.
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Have you ever done computer repair for a living?
I'm very familiar with what PSU's come in most OEM systems.
Many of the XPS line that have multi-GPU as optional equipment come with very reasonable 500-600w CWT psu's and the like. Typically one would need to spend a minimum of $60 for the equivalent.
Either way, I was costing out the cost of building a system, not the cost of the parts in the dell system... pay more attention please.
Originally Posted by tofunater Your right to a point, but you can immediately knock off $150 $100 off your self built system. The dell system will always go ultra cheap on the ram and psu, and I've seen $40 cases with better designs than their cases. Edit: Wait, when did ddr3 prices jump on low end kits??? |
Some of the Dell cases are fugly, but they are quite solidly built... they are typically very heavy, unlike most $40 cases which use extremely thin sheetmetal with horrible quality zinc plating.
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Originally Posted by getbigtony what are u talking about? i bet their included PSU is 350W for $20; a 4670 which probably cost $60, a case with 1 or 2 fans which costs $30 |
I'm very familiar with what PSU's come in most OEM systems.
Many of the XPS line that have multi-GPU as optional equipment come with very reasonable 500-600w CWT psu's and the like. Typically one would need to spend a minimum of $60 for the equivalent.
Either way, I was costing out the cost of building a system, not the cost of the parts in the dell system... pay more attention please.
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there are couple corners that can be cut when you build your own vs pre build dell or hp i7. for one if you live near micro center you can pick up an i7 920 for 200(i know i did
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) spend 25 bucks and you have a 2 year extended warranty that will cover EVERYTHING(that's what the guy told me when i brought it today) with the pre build you won't even know if you have a c0/c1 or D0 B/A batch til it's too late. i bet these cheaply priced Asrock mobo would outperform the dell's probably locked bios mobo anyday. as for psu i have no comment on that since i never had a dell xps altough i do hear the xps line actually use somewhat higher quality but i wouldn't want to overclock on that. as for ram i have a feeling it's probably 1066mhz since the lack of oc option would prevent the i7 from using anything higher.
p.s window 7 cost 30 bucks with student discount. or you can swing by hot deals or seller's thread here and pick up a window 7 for 30-40 bucks on a usb flash
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p.s window 7 cost 30 bucks with student discount. or you can swing by hot deals or seller's thread here and pick up a window 7 for 30-40 bucks on a usb flash
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